Eastman Brook Conservation Area

Puffers Pond North Beach via Robert Frost Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Puffers Pond North Beach via Robert Frost Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Eastman Brook Conservation Area near Leverett Station, MA. The route reaches Puffers Pond North Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44920, -72.51693
Nearest town Leverett Station, MA

Directions

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Puffers Pond North Beach via Robert Frost Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 281–465 ft

Out & Back · Eastman Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.44920, -72.51693

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.4 miReach Puffers Pond North Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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